Redwood City Schedules Final Community Workshop Hoover Area Connection: Linking for Your Neighborhood

Redwood City, CA - December 4, 2008 -Redwood City invites neighbors to join together for the last of four Hoover Area Connection community workshops that have been held to develop strategies for improving walking and bicycling in the Stambaugh-Heller and Redwood Village neighborhoods. This final workshop will offer an opportunity for neighbors to review the results of the Hoover Area Connection study and provide additional feedback on mobility strategies. Participants will see and discuss the draft mobility plan, including detailed plans and cost estimates for several key streets including the intersection of Woodside Road at Middlefield Road.

This workshop will be held in both Spanish and English; child care for children ages 3 to 10 will be provided. This will be a great opportunity for interested residents to review the community's collective vision and the plans for putting it into physical form. Based on the results of the previous three workshops, the project team will finalize the plan to improve mobility in the neighborhood. The City will then seek funding for implementation of the improvement elements outlined in the mobility plan.

Since early this year, Redwood City has been coordinating the “Hoover Area Connection: Linking for Your Neighborhood” neighborhood mobility study. This study’s goal is to enable residents in the Hoover area (Stambaugh-Heller and Redwood Village neighborhoods, bounded by Spring Street, Chestnut Street, Charter Street, and the railroad tracks) to participate in determining the solutions to improve their ability to walk and bicycle safely and easily to school, work, shopping, services, and appointments. Redwood City received a planning grant from Caltrans and funding from the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency for this study to help improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility and safety.

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